The Spaniard gave a profound interview in which he spoke about his rivalry with Jannik Sinner and what he expects from his long-term sports career.
Premios Laureus
Novak Djokovic will not participate in the Mutua Madrid Open 2026, but he has been training in Spain at the Marbella club, Puente Romano, for days, aiming to gradually regain rhythm and leave behind his physical discomforts in order to be able to compete in Rome. This Monday, April 20, he will be in Madrid for the Laureus Awards gala, where he will co-host alongside the skier Eileen Gu and the sports journalist Amanda Davis.
Nole practicing today 🐐❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/yL4Cmbawtg
— ᖴᖇᗩᑎI ® (@frani2312) April 19, 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz is one of the six nominees for the Best Athlete of the Year at the Laureus Awards. The Spanish tennis player, world number one, is at the peak of his career and will be competing with Ousmane Dembelé, Mondo Duplantis, Marc Márquez, Jannik Sinner, and Tadej Pogacar to see who will win this prestigious award. Tennis is thriving, as evidenced by being the only sport with two nominees for this award.
🎙️ The Nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2026 are:
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) March 3, 2026
🔹 @carlosalcaraz
🔹 @dembouz
🔹 @mondohoss600
🔹 @marcmarquez93
🔹 @TamauPogi
🔹 @janniksin #Laureus26 pic.twitter.com/CS3UtHVf5y
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz y Sinner, nominados a mejor deportista del año en los Premios Laureus
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Great day for Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid, and the WTA 1000 that we are focusing on this week hasn't even started yet. The Belarusian was moved once she received the award and remembered some legends from the past that she saw on the list that she now closes.
"I have goosebumps... When I see the list of previous winners, it drives me a little crazy knowing that my name will be alongside those legends," confessed the current World No. 1, delighted with such a prestigious award.
Aryna Sabalenka’s speech after winning the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 20, 2026
“I have goosebumps… when I see the list of the winners from previous years, it makes me feel a bit crazy to know my name is gonna be next to those legends.” 🥹 pic.twitter.com/TAO1dRMvuW
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El inspirador discurso de Sabalenka tras ganar el Laureus
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Beyond the nominations of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for Best Athlete at the 2026 Laureus Awards, tennis is celebrating having representatives in most categories. Aryna Sabalenka is nominated for Best Athlete, Amanda Anisimova for Best Comeback, Joao Fonseca as the Emerging Athlete, and the 'Kings Country Tennis League' is nominated for the Laureus 'Sport for Good Award'.
🗞️ Here are the Nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026.
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) March 3, 2026
🏆 Who do you think the Laureus World Sports Academy should select as the Winners?
#Laureus26 pic.twitter.com/TNWHM9bbu4
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Estos son todos los tenistas nominados en los Premios Laureus 2026
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The day after the Laureus Awards gala took place in Madrid has left several moments. And one of them was the presence of the tennis power couple: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa. The Greek and the Spaniard both appeared in all white and joked about a supposed future wedding: "White is the color of Greek weddings, maybe it's a sign," they said while laughing.
Is there a Mediterranean wedding on the cards? 👀💍@steftsitsipas @paulabadosa pic.twitter.com/cLow7VLUC9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 22, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Tsitsipas y Badosa bromean con una futura boda tras sus vestidos blancos en los Laureus: "Igual es una señal"
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Novak Djokovic was interviewed by RTVE at the Laureus Awards gala and shared an interesting reflection on Carlos Alcaraz. The Serbian player maintains a great relationship with the young Spaniard, emphasizing the importance of Carlos being a good person and the fantastic environment that supports him in his tennis career. "He is a great champion, but what I like the most is his personality," he said.
Djokovic: "Alcaraz is a very good person with great values. A family, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the whole team... good people. This is more important than anything else. He is an extraordinary champion, but I like him as a person, always with his smile"
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) April 22, 2025
pic.com/9hYg7opE0k
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Djokovic, sobre Alcaraz: "Es un gran campeón, pero..."
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Rafael Nadal was the main protagonist of the 2025 Laureus Awards when he received the Sport Icon Award. After the gala, the manacorí was asked if he missed tennis and the professional circuit. The champion of 22 Grand Slams was quite clear: "I don't miss tennis at all, not because I ended tired or in conflict with tennis. Quite the opposite, I finished happy and if I could, I would continue playing because I loved what I did, it thrilled me, and it has been like that my whole life. The thing is, when one realizes they can't continue, they try to close that chapter, and I have closed mine."
👀 Surprising statements from Nadal regarding whether he misses tennis pic.twitter.com/GjwFKKY7OD
— Diario AS (@diarioas) April 21, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Nadal, muy contundente tras su retirada: "Echo cero de menos el tenis"
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The Spaniard gave a profound interview in which he spoke about his rivalry with Jannik Sinner and what he expects from his long-term sports career.
Great day for Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid, and the WTA 1000 that we are focusing on this week hasn't even started yet. The Belarusian was moved once she received the award and remembered some legends from the past that she saw on the list that she now closes.
"I have goosebumps... When I see the list of previous winners, it drives me a little crazy knowing that my name will be alongside those legends," confessed the current World No. 1, delighted with such a prestigious award.
Aryna Sabalenka’s speech after winning the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 20, 2026
“I have goosebumps… when I see the list of the winners from previous years, it makes me feel a bit crazy to know my name is gonna be next to those legends.” 🥹 pic.twitter.com/TAO1dRMvuW
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El inspirador discurso de Sabalenka tras ganar el Laureus
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Novak Djokovic will not participate in the Mutua Madrid Open 2026, but he has been training in Spain at the Marbella club, Puente Romano, for days, aiming to gradually regain rhythm and leave behind his physical discomforts in order to be able to compete in Rome. This Monday, April 20, he will be in Madrid for the Laureus Awards gala, where he will co-host alongside the skier Eileen Gu and the sports journalist Amanda Davis.
Nole practicing today 🐐❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/yL4Cmbawtg
— ᖴᖇᗩᑎI ® (@frani2312) April 19, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Djokovic entrena en Marbella y tendrá un rol clave en la gala de los Premios Laureus en Madrid
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Beyond the nominations of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for Best Athlete at the 2026 Laureus Awards, tennis is celebrating having representatives in most categories. Aryna Sabalenka is nominated for Best Athlete, Amanda Anisimova for Best Comeback, Joao Fonseca as the Emerging Athlete, and the 'Kings Country Tennis League' is nominated for the Laureus 'Sport for Good Award'.
🗞️ Here are the Nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026.
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) March 3, 2026
🏆 Who do you think the Laureus World Sports Academy should select as the Winners?
#Laureus26 pic.twitter.com/TNWHM9bbu4
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Estos son todos los tenistas nominados en los Premios Laureus 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz is one of the six nominees for the Best Athlete of the Year at the Laureus Awards. The Spanish tennis player, world number one, is at the peak of his career and will be competing with Ousmane Dembelé, Mondo Duplantis, Marc Márquez, Jannik Sinner, and Tadej Pogacar to see who will win this prestigious award. Tennis is thriving, as evidenced by being the only sport with two nominees for this award.
🎙️ The Nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2026 are:
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) March 3, 2026
🔹 @carlosalcaraz
🔹 @dembouz
🔹 @mondohoss600
🔹 @marcmarquez93
🔹 @TamauPogi
🔹 @janniksin #Laureus26 pic.twitter.com/CS3UtHVf5y
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz y Sinner, nominados a mejor deportista del año en los Premios Laureus
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The day after the Laureus Awards gala took place in Madrid has left several moments. And one of them was the presence of the tennis power couple: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa. The Greek and the Spaniard both appeared in all white and joked about a supposed future wedding: "White is the color of Greek weddings, maybe it's a sign," they said while laughing.
Is there a Mediterranean wedding on the cards? 👀💍@steftsitsipas @paulabadosa pic.twitter.com/cLow7VLUC9
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 22, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Tsitsipas y Badosa bromean con una futura boda tras sus vestidos blancos en los Laureus: "Igual es una señal"
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Novak Djokovic was interviewed by RTVE at the Laureus Awards gala and shared an interesting reflection on Carlos Alcaraz. The Serbian player maintains a great relationship with the young Spaniard, emphasizing the importance of Carlos being a good person and the fantastic environment that supports him in his tennis career. "He is a great champion, but what I like the most is his personality," he said.
Djokovic: "Alcaraz is a very good person with great values. A family, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the whole team... good people. This is more important than anything else. He is an extraordinary champion, but I like him as a person, always with his smile"
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) April 22, 2025
pic.com/9hYg7opE0k
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Djokovic, sobre Alcaraz: "Es un gran campeón, pero..."
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Rafael Nadal was the main protagonist of the 2025 Laureus Awards when he received the Sport Icon Award. After the gala, the manacorí was asked if he missed tennis and the professional circuit. The champion of 22 Grand Slams was quite clear: "I don't miss tennis at all, not because I ended tired or in conflict with tennis. Quite the opposite, I finished happy and if I could, I would continue playing because I loved what I did, it thrilled me, and it has been like that my whole life. The thing is, when one realizes they can't continue, they try to close that chapter, and I have closed mine."
👀 Surprising statements from Nadal regarding whether he misses tennis pic.twitter.com/GjwFKKY7OD
— Diario AS (@diarioas) April 21, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Nadal, muy contundente tras su retirada: "Echo cero de menos el tenis"
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Rafael Nadal was one of the main attractions at the Laureus Awards held in Madrid. The Spanish player made one of his first public appearances after his retirement last November. Additionally, he received the Laureus Sporting Icon Award and after the event, he spoke to Eurosport microphones, revealing who he believes is the favorite to win the Mutua Madrid Open: "Well, in the end, if Carlos Alcaraz is in good shape, I think he is always the favorite," stated the 22-time Grand Slam champion.
Q: Do you have a favourite player for the Madrid Open?
— f (@fvaeey) April 21, 2025
Nadal: Well, if Carlos is doing well, I think he's always the favourite pic.twitter.com/aA7TIHxXpT
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Nadal confiesa su favorito para el Mutua Madrid Open 2025
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Novak Djokovic has shown on numerous occasions that he is a true gentleman towards his rivals, but especially towards Rafael Nadal. The Serbian reiterated this at the end of the Laureus Awards ceremony, where Nadal received the Sport Icon Award. Djokovic did not hesitate to praise his greatest rival: "I always have memories of great matches at the Caja Mágica, especially against Nadal, who has been the greatest rival of my career, but I also recall some semifinals with Alcaraz," stated the Belgrade native, who will be seeking his 100th title at the Mutua Madrid Open.
🎾"The greatest rival of my career"
— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) April 21, 2025
🇪🇸 In Spanish, Djokovic shares one of the curiosities of the Laureus Awards speaking about Nadal and about his possible rival in Madrid, Carlos Alcaraz.#Laureus25 pic.twitter.com/aVNI6lciYf
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Las bonitas palabras de Djokovic hacia Nadal: "Ha sido el rival más grande de mi carrera"
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